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國民待遇

简国民待遇 · 繁國民待遇

Mandarin · pinyin guó mín dài yù

(law) national treatment – the principle that foreigners or foreign goods, services and companies are accorded the same treatment as nationals or domestic goods, services and companies within the host country

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國: Look up this written character
民: mín · people, subjects, citizens
待: dài · treat, entertain, receive; wait
遇: yù · meet, come across, encounter
国: guó · nation, country, nation-state

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2–2–4–4 · guo2 min2 dai4 yu4

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national treatment

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